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Nisaba 23, 011 (P376067)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376067 |
| Museum no. | BM 110206 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 133 workdays, male laborers, |
| 2 | e-zi-du a-sza3 | Ezidu field |
| 3 | igi-e2-mah-sze3 a2 | to the front of the Emah, labor, |
| 4 | ki-ag2-ka szu ur3-ra | beloved by him, shaved off |
| 5 | 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 48 male laborer workdays |
| 6 | im lu-a u2 ga6-ga2 | clay ... planted. |
| 7 | i7 ki-ku3-sig17 usz2-a | the Tigris, the dead one |
| 8 | 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 45 male laborer workdays |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i7 a-bu3 usz2-a | the canal of Abu, |
| 2 | 3(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 32 male laborer workdays, |
| 3 | i7 ensi2-ka ku5-ra2 | cut off the governor's canal |
| 4 | 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 38 male laborer workdays |
| 5 | i7 gu4-suhub2 ku5-ra2 | the Cut-Oxen-River |
| 6 | ugula a-kal-la | foreman: Akalla |
| 7 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 | under seal of Lu-Šara; |
| 8 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}szara2 | Lu-Šara |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-sa6-ga | son of Ur-saga, |
Sources & licences
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